Improvement in felly-plates



H. SILVESTER.

Felly-Plates,

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AM P//oTa -Lmm GRAPH/c co. N. Mossonwf Pnacsss) Patented April 8,1813.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY SILVESTER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN FELLY-PLATES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 137,571, dated April S,1873; application led September 5, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY SILvEsTER, of St. Louis, in the county of St.Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Felly-Plates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a fulland exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 represents a segment of a wheel containing the invention. Itshows the tire attached. The dotted lilies indicate the tenons on theends of the adjoining fellies. The broken line indicates the upper lineot' plate. Fig. 2 is a central cross-section of Fig. l.

Like letters of like kind indicate like parts.

This invention consists, mainly, in the combination ot' a felly-plate ofpeculiar construction with a tire having vertical lian ges, as will befully described hereinafter.

In the drawing, A represents a telly-plate, consisting, mainly, of twoparts: First, a plate, a, in width nearly or quite that of the rim, andin length preferably longer than the distance between the spokes. Theplate a is countersunk into the rim on its outer side, which in turn iscut away to receive the plate. Second, the plate a, at its center, isextended inwardly so as to form a band, af, that enoircles the ends ofthe adjoining fellies.

Should it be desirable, the fellies can be cut away to enable the band ato come iiush with the rim.V

For the purpose of holding the plate A more firmly in position, theplate a can be made concave on its inner side. Such construction addsstrength and stiiness. When the plate a is thus hollowed the felliesareshaped accordingly to fit it.

The advantages claimed for the above-deV scribed telly-plate are, lirst,it is economical in its manufacture and in its attachment; second, itsform is one of great strength.; third, it does not depend upon theinsertion ot' bolts or screws through the rim 5 fourth, the band al',clasping the ends of the fellies, prevents their splitting; fifth, byavoiding the use o't' bolts or projecting parts the appearance of thewheel is improved.

Havingdescribed my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The telly-plate A, consisting of the plate ay and the band a', incombination with the tire C, provided with vertical lianges, and the rimot' the wheel, substantially as described and shown.

This specification signed and witnessed this 28th day of August, 41872.

Witnesses: HENRY SILVESTER.

CHAs. D. MOODY, F. S. DAVENPORT.

